Re: Help creating a realistic Gold surface.

James wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am having difficulty creating a realistic gold surface on a Lightwave
> object. It's just a simple logo, but contains mostly flat 90 degree
> edges. For example picture the letter capital "T" in a simple Arial
> font, then extruded. Nothing I seem to do looks right. I've not had
> this much trouble with curved surfaces which I think it part of the
> problem, but I have also never tried working with metallic surfaces in
> Lightwave. I may also be using the wrong type of image for my global
> reflection map? And possibly the wrong size as most of the reflections
> seem very blurry?
> 
> The look I'm trying to get is a nice polished ****ny gold surface.
> 
> Any guidance or tips to help get me in the right direction would be
> greatly appreciated!!

	Extruded letters are not what we normally see unless one is an old timer
who uses actual lead based 
type for printing. It is not used in any kind of jewelry at all as the
surface is always buffed and 
polished therefore curved. I can show you how to do it in Povray but not
in Lightwave of which I 
know nothing. In Povray it is the intersection of a ttf letter with a
curved surface which is then 
given a texture. The method and definitions in Lightwave will certainly
vary but that is the general 
method. And if like Povary, a 1.00001 extrusion is as good a a mile.

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